World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Adam Ray Williams
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Gastonia, North Carolina
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
MASTER SERGEANT AND ENGINEER GUNNER ON 13TH B-25 BOMBER THAT TOOK OFF FROM THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS HORNET FOR THE DOOLITTLE RAID ON TOKYO, JAPAN APRIL 18, 1942. AFTER TOKYO RAID, REMAINED IN CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER UNTIL JUNE 1943. DISCHARGED JULY 4, 1945. DECORATIONS INCLUDE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, SILVER STAR, PURPLE HEART AND THE CHINESE ARMY, NAVY, AND AIR CORPS MEDAL, CLASS A, 1ST GRADE.